Chris Toe

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A court in the capital Monrovia on November 18, 2013,
officially ordered the release from prison of FrontPageAfrica
publisher Rodney Sieh and the reopening of the offices of the private daily
newspaper, according to news reports.
The newspaper will resume its daily publication on November 25, 2013, Sieh told
CPJ.

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Dear President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf: We call on you to decriminalize defamation; adopt monetary damages for libel commensurate with the harm done and within limits Liberians can afford; and halt the incarceration of defendants unable to pay, which is highly unusual in civil cases. We urge you to facilitate the release of jailed journalist Rodney Sieh and the reopening of his newspaper, FrontPageAfrica.

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Abuja,
Nigeria, August 23, 2013--The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemns
moves by Liberian authorities to shut
downFrontPageAfrica and jail
its publisher for not paying US$1.5 million in damages related to a libel
conviction.